It’s been months since Carmina last posted on her Google Maps. I started doing it just for fun, exploring new places to dine and travel, and sharing those spots with others. Back in 2017, I wasn’t even blogging yet. Over the years, I received numerous email updates about changes, but in September, the removal of followers on Google Maps felt particularly strange. There’s no point in complaining about it. I decided not to close my account, as it wasn’t an option, but I did delete all the photos I had contributed over the years. I have fond memories of seeing which photos were popular and had hoped to share them with you. It was surprising to see how many views my pictures had accumulated. While deleting them, I noticed that many restaurants and bakeries no longer exist, with some marked as unknown on the map. Most of my photos were from the pandemic period, a time when I could fully express myself and write about the food I enjoyed. Let's take a trip down memory lane with Carmina th...
You visit a friend or family member you notice that person has picture frames in their home but you notice in those picture frames you’re not in any of them. What does it mean to your friends are you less important to them or are you consider not a circular friend? Are they proud of you or embarrassed who you are staying hidden in a photo album? What does it mean to your family member are you consider the second family who stay hidden in their past or do they even care who you are? Sometimes you come across entering a home and notice things a friend or family member doesn't recognize what is hanging or displayed in their home. Do you become less of a friend? Do you become the unwanted family member? Sometimes you wonder but when you come across it you don't feel like asking questions because you don't know how to approach it to them. What if we give them a picture of yourself with them in it in a picture frame do you think they will hang i...